Observed and self-reported pesticide protective behaviors of Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers
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Observed and self-reported pesticide protective behaviors of Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Agricultural pesticide exposure has potential adverse health effects for farmworkers that may be reduced by pesticide protective behaviors (PPBs). The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) requires PPBs be taught to farmworkers prior to field work. Studies to date have not utilized observational methods to evaluate the degree to which PPBs are practiced by Lat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0013-9351
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.020